Review DUNDALK 7th Mar

British trainer Karl Burke was rewarded for his enterprising raid on the

floodlit meeting at Dundalk as Electric Warrior ran out an ultra-game winner

of the feature Carlsberg Handicap.

The Bold Fact gelding - sent off the 5-2 favourite - shot clear inside the

two-furlong marker for Fergus Sweeney and showed plenty of guts to pull out

more and hold the closing Baynes Cross by half a length.

Billyford put himself in line for a possible Classic bid when recording a

comfortable success in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race over a mile.

Always hacking under Fran Berry, the three-year-old cruised into the

straight and his rider did not have to break sweat in getting him home by a

length and three-quarters from Dirar at rewarding odds of 5-2.

Trainer Liam Roche said his charge had improved markedly and could go for a

trial at Leopardstown next month. He is still in both the Italian and French

2000 Guineas.

High Court Drama (4-1) was given a confident ride by Willie Supple to claim

the seven-furlong Guinness (C & G) Maiden in which Electric Warrior's

trainer Burke had hinted he meant business on the night as his Cathedral

Walk ran a creditable third.

Eddie Lynam's Chelsy (5-1) has the scope to progress again after foiling

warm favourite Almass in the opening Smirnoff Fillies Maiden, while in the

Bailey's Apprentice Handicap, Johnny Fahy again looked a young rider with a

future in steering Zaharath Al Bustan back to winning ways.

The 9-1 winner will return to this track in three weeks time according to

trainer Eamon Delany, who was quick to praise Fahy's ride.

In the Bushmill's Handicap, a gamble on Veidhleadoir went astray as she was

pulled up, leaving Dermot Weld's No Strings (7-4) to come out just the

better in a duel with Fiery Lad.

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